Lockheed Martin SR-72 Specification & Technical Data

The Lockheed Martin SR-72 is a conceptualized unmanned, hypersonic aircraft intended for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance proposed by Lockheed Martin to succeed the retired SR-71 Blackbird. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird has been overtaken by it’s successor, The SR-72, the fastest Aircraft ever built. According to Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, the SR-72, has a twin-engine aircraft which is designed in such a way that it can fly at Mach 6. By 2018, the SR-72 could be up for demonstration showing off at the high-speed strike weapon (HSSW), a U.S. hypersonic missile program taking shape under the Air Force and Darpa.

Lockheed Martin SR-72

Role

Unmanned, Stealth, hypersonic, Strategic reconnaissance aircraft

National origin

United States

Primary users

USAF

Manufacturer

Lockheed Martin

First flight

24/11/2028

Introduction

30/12/2030

Status

Design proposal

Number built

N/A

Program cost

Unknown

Unit cost

Unknown

Length

100 ft / 30 m

Wingspan

55 ft / 16 m

Height

18 ft / 5 m

Wing area

Unknown

Empty weight

Unknown

Maximum payload

Unknown

Maximum takeoff weight

Unknown

Powerplant

Two HTV-3X

Fuel

Maximum speed

Mach 6.0

Ferry range

2,900 nmi (5,400 km)

Combat radius

Service ceiling

Rate of climb

Thrust/weight

Guns

Air to ground loadout

Hardpoints

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